Hornets Nest Cake Recipe
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Hornets Nest Cake

By: Valerie Lynne 
"This is a bar cake similar to a brownie. The butterscotch chips and walnuts sink into the cake giving it the appearance of a hornets nest."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (17)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
40 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9x13 inch pan
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (4.6 ounce) package non-instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
  • 2 cups butterscotch chips
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
  2. Prepare pudding as directed on box. Allow to cool slightly. Mix in yellow cake mix. Stir well. Pour batter into 9x13 cake pan. Sprinkle top with butterscotch chips and chopped walnuts.
  3. Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Cut into squares and serve.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 222 | Total Fat: 9.8g | Cholesterol: < 1mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2002 by NADES   view full review
This cake tastes wonderful and is really easy. The instructions are written a little...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2009 by kuntrycook   view full review
I've made this cake many times. I got the recipe from The Cake Mix Doctor, but my recipe does...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 5, 2004 by WILDROSE1974   view full review
Great cake, looks and tastes good. Easy to make for last minute guests.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2003 by ChrissyCrowe   view full review
This is a delicious sweet brownie-type dessert! Anyone who can't make this one right did not...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by SHOBAR1031   view full review
This is a great cake! There is never any left over and I get requests all the time to make...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2010 by Jillbert   view full review
This is my 21-year-old son's enduring favorite. He requests it for almost any occasion...even...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2009 by jimmy d   view full review
I made this exactly as the recipe states. This was delicious. It was even better after being...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2007 by Pamcastle   view full review
I made this cake with only the exception of using white chocolate/chocolate chips instead of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 16, 2006 by brigadierthyme   view full review
this recipe is great, it was really easy to make and tastes good too, the perfect cake for a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by Wilbur   view full review
The recipe was really easy to make, but we were totally unhappy with the results. The nuts...

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